| Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | ||||
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| Released | July 26, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
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| Length | 77:41 | |||
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Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 is the commercial debut and overall thirdstudio album by American rapperYoung Jeezy. It was released on July 26, 2005, byThe Island Def Jam Music Group,Def Jam,Jazze Pha'sSho'nuff Records, and Young Jeezy'sCorporate Thugz Entertainment.
The album was supported by foursingles: "And Then What" featuringMannie Fresh, "Soul Survivor" featuringAkon, "Go Crazy" and "My Hood". The album debuted at number two on theBillboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in the first week. The album was certifieddouble platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (Favorable)[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10)[5] |
| Plugged In (publication) | (average)[6] |
| Prefix Magazine | (5/10)[7] |
| RapReviews | (6.5/10)[8] |
| Robert Christgau |  [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| The Situation |  [11] |
In 2015, hip-hop writer Brooklyn Russell declared the album "trap rap's apotheosis" while observing its impact: "Working with only a handful ofShawty Redd beats and his naturally raspy voice, Atlanta native Young Jeezy would lay down the blueprint for an entire region of rappers—virtually knocking big players likeLil Jon out of commission."[12]
In 2012,Complex called the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.[13]
Robert Christgau gave the album a choice cut rating, only liking "My Hood."
Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 debuted at number two on the USBillboard 200, selling 172,000 copies in the first week.[14] This became Jeezy's first US top-ten debut.[14] In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, selling an additional 85,000 copies.[15] In its third week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, selling 71,000 more copies.[16] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, selling 61,000 copies.[17] As of October 2009, the album sold 1,933,000 copies in the US.[18] On July 2, 2020, the album was certifieddouble platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales andalbum-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Thug Motivation 101" | Shawty Redd | 3:14 | |
| 2. | "Standing Ovation" |
| Drumma Boy | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Gangsta Music" |
| Shawty Redd | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Let's Get It / Sky's the Limit" |
| Midnight Black | 3:42 |
| 5. | "And Then What" (featuringMannie Fresh) |
| Mannie Fresh | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Go Crazy" (featuringJay-Z) |
| Don Cannon | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Last of a Dying Breed" (featuringTrick Daddy,Young Buck and Lil' Will) |
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| 3:56 |
| 8. | "My Hood" |
| Lil' C | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Bottom of the Map" |
| Shawty Redd | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Get Ya Mind Right" |
| Shawty Redd | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Trap Star" |
| Mr. Collipark | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Bang" (featuringT.I. andLil Scrappy) | Jazze Pha | 4:28 | |
| 13. | "Don't Get Caught" | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 4:17 | |
| 14. | "Soul Survivor" (featuringAkon) |
| Akon | 4:40 |
| 15. | "Trap or Die" (featuringBun B) |
| Shawty Redd | 4:00 |
| 16. | "Tear It Up" (featuringLloyd andSlick Pulla) |
| Midnight Black | 4:29 |
| 17. | "That's How Ya Feel" |
| Shawty Redd | 4:03 |
| 18. | "Talk to 'Em" |
| Frank Nitti | 4:23 |
| 19. | "Air Forces" |
| Shawty Redd | 4:01 |
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[21] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
